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Christmas Decorations

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We got the tree up!  My son in law was permitted to cut a tree down from the winery property where he works, and he ambitiously over-estimated the height of the ceiling in our living room…. This tree comes right up to the top of it—after about three feet was cut off!  It looks as if it is growing up right straight through the roof.  You want to go outside to have a look at the roof to see if it is coming right up through the top of the house.  Seriously, we should go out there and put a tree topper up or something.  Our traditional tree topper didn’t work out this year.  She is a sad old floozy of an angel with red hair and a couple of candles in each hand that burnt out in !993.  I lover her to death and the entire family laughs at me every year for continuing to want her placed on top of the tree.  No room for her this year, so I guess she is taking a break.  Sad.

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How funny is that?  Here is a blurry picture of Sara, taking a break while putting the decorations on.  We had boxes and tissue and bubble wrap everywhere, and my husband insisted on fluttering around smoothing the tissue and precision folding the bubble wrap.  Some of us decorate and some of us tidy.  What can I say?

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It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it.  Here are my husband, son in law and Ozzie, taking a bit of a nap while we girls do the decorating.

The little guy below kinda sums up how I feel about it all—"Here we go again!  Wheee!"

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24 responses to “Christmas Decorations”

  1. OH Nicole i just love xmas your tree looks greatI love the lights on the mantle piece we dont have them in Australia but we did in Scotland.no where to hang my stocking LOL hugs Mary

  2. OH Nicole i just love xmas your tree looks greatI love the lights on the mantle piece we dont have them in Australia but we did in Scotland.no where to hang my stocking LOL hugs Mary

  3. Oh what fun — and I know just which angel you are talking about. I was so sad when ours “died” sometime in the late 80’s/early 90’s. I’ve got a different angel for my own tree — but, somehow, it’s just not the same!

  4. Oh what fun — and I know just which angel you are talking about. I was so sad when ours “died” sometime in the late 80’s/early 90’s. I’ve got a different angel for my own tree — but, somehow, it’s just not the same!

  9. I would say that the tree is certainly big enough. What I want to know is how in the world did you get it from the winery to your house? lol And your house looks lovely. Want to share the name of the painting above your mantle? Looks very interesting. You could always take what you cut off and make a small tree and put your angel on it as a topper, :>)

  10. I would say that the tree is certainly big enough. What I want to know is how in the world did you get it from the winery to your house? lol And your house looks lovely. Want to share the name of the painting above your mantle? Looks very interesting. You could always take what you cut off and make a small tree and put your angel on it as a topper, :>)

  21. Nicole –
    Your tree and mantle are gorgeous. I love big trees but we our ceilings are slightly lower than the normal 8 feet. There was a period of time in the late 60’s – when our house was built – that ceilings were lowered a bit with the thought that it would conserve energy for heat. I don’t know if it does that but it sure frustrates me at times when things are meant for rooms with slightly higher ceilings.
    Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving your sweet comments. Yes, my dear little mother’s house is ‘heavenly’ – I love to be there. It truly is home to me since my father built it when I was in high school. Please stop by again in a while and join the tour as we go inside the Christmas Cottage.
    ~Adrienne~

  22. Nicole –
    Your tree and mantle are gorgeous. I love big trees but we our ceilings are slightly lower than the normal 8 feet. There was a period of time in the late 60’s – when our house was built – that ceilings were lowered a bit with the thought that it would conserve energy for heat. I don’t know if it does that but it sure frustrates me at times when things are meant for rooms with slightly higher ceilings.
    Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving your sweet comments. Yes, my dear little mother’s house is ‘heavenly’ – I love to be there. It truly is home to me since my father built it when I was in high school. Please stop by again in a while and join the tour as we go inside the Christmas Cottage.
    ~Adrienne~

  23. Everything looks so cozy and warm. How lovely to have a decorating ‘party’. It’s very nice that some decorate and some clean up – works well, doesn’t it?
    Ozzie and SIL look very cozy together – they’re all tuckered out!

  24. Everything looks so cozy and warm. How lovely to have a decorating ‘party’. It’s very nice that some decorate and some clean up – works well, doesn’t it?
    Ozzie and SIL look very cozy together – they’re all tuckered out!